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Adaptec 2268300R manual Getting Started, Choosing a RAID Level, Selecting Disk Drives and Cables

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Getting Started
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Choosing a RAID Level	41
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables	42
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket	43
Installation Options	45
Basic Installation Steps	45

This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the way you want them. It describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec RAID controller and disk drives and creating arrays for storage. It also describes how to prepare your controller for installation into a low-profile computer cabinet.

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Adaptec 2268300R manual Getting Started, Choosing a RAID Level, Selecting Disk Drives and Cables, Installation Options

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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s GuideTrademarks CopyrightDisclaimer PatentsNorth America Technical Support Identification TSID NumberEurope JapanLimited 3-Year Hardware Warranty Regulatory Compliance Statements Korean Compliance KCC Statement instructions2 Kit Contents and System Requirements Contents1 About This Guide 3 About Your RAID Controller6 Creating a Bootable Array 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System 4 Getting StartedManaging Your Storage Space Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating SystemSolving Problems Introduction to SAS C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityUnderstanding RAID Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache PoolController LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Using the Adaptec Flash UtilityTechnical Specifications Safety InformationContents IndexAbout This Guide Terminology Used in this Guide How to Find More InformationWhat You Need to Know Before You Begin In this chapter Kit Contents and SystemRequirements Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide Kit ContentsSystem Requirements DVD-ROM drive Chapter 2 Kit Contents and System RequirementsIn this chapter About Your RAID ControllerArray-level Features Standard RAID Controller FeaturesAdding a Flash Backup Module Adding a Battery Backup ModuleUpgrading the Controller Firmware Advanced Data Protection SuiteThe Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features About the Adaptec RAIDChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller pageDrive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresMode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activity PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracketAbout the Adaptec RAID The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller pageChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Qcompatibility pageCN6 1 external mini-SAS connector The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresCN0 3 internal CN1 mini-SAS CN2 connectors About the Adaptec RAIDconnectors The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresAbout the Adaptec RAID Chapter 3 About Your RAID ControllerAbout the Adaptec RAID The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller pageChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 5405ZThe Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 5445ZThe Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features CN1 2 internal mini-SAS connectors CN0 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller compatibilityChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresAbout the Adaptec RAID Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405QInternal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresAbout the Adaptec RAID Chapter 3 About Your RAID ControllerExt. Alarm connector Aggregate Activity HDA mode connector The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresDaughterboard connector About the Adaptec RAIDAbout the Adaptec RAID The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller Internal mini-SAScompatibility About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805QChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 6405EThe Adaptec RAID 6405E is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 6805EThe Adaptec RAID 6805E is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 6405TThe Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with these features Ext. Alarm connector HDA mode connector Aggregate Activity About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQDaughterboard connector PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket Chapter 3 About Your RAID ControllerInstallation Options Getting StartedBasic Installation Steps Choosing a RAID LevelChapter 4 Getting Started Choosing a RAID LevelDisk Drives Selecting Disk Drives and CablesCables Chapter 4 Getting StartedReplacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket To replace the full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket Basic Installation Steps Installation OptionsInstalling with an Operating System Installing on an Existing Operating SystemIn this chapter Installing the Controller and DiskDrives Installing a RAID Controller Installing the ControllerBefore You Begin Read Safety Information on pageInstalling a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Supercapacitor module Connector on daughterboard Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller Connecting Disk Drives to Your ControllersDisk drives on backplane Connecting Drives to a System BackplaneDisk drives on backplane External SAS cable connecting to a drive bay Typical SSD installation Connecting Solid State Drives SSDsTo other SSDs Internal x4 mini-SAS connector Single-port connector Connecting External DevicesNext Steps Setting the Boot Controller Creating a Bootable ArrayMaking Your Array Bootable In this chapterCreating an Array with the ACU Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array 4 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter 14 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page6 Select Express configuration..., then click Next Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage ManagerMaking Your Array Bootable Operating System Installing the Driver and anTo install the driver on an existing operating system, see page In this chapterBefore You Begin Creating a Driver DiskCreate a bootable array see page Installing with Windows Server Installing with WindowsInstalling with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with Red Hat LinuxInstalling with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux Installing with Debian Linux Installing with SuSE Linuxcp -a /update/install /mnt/tmp 10 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on pagefdisk -l mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-drivercp /tempdir/* /mnt/aacraid-driver 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with Ubuntu Linux13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 3 Select Apply driver updates Installing with SolarisInstalling with VMware ESX Installing with VMware ESXi # $DefaultSoftwareDepots Note Continue using PowerCLI in Steps 6b through 6j# Add-PSSnapIn VMware.ImageBuilder # Get-EsxImageProfileg Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image profile Installing with FreeBSD In this chapter Installing the Driver on an ExistingOperating System Creating a Driver Disk Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating SystemBefore You Begin Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux Installing on WindowsInstalling on Windows Server Installing on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows VistaInstalling on Ubuntu Linux Installing on Debian Linux5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing on SolarisInstalling on VMware scp /mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300- 1.0.4.260247.x8664.vib root@esx-server-ip/tmp/aacraid Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing on FreeBSDAbout the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility Managing Your Storage SpaceAbout the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility About Adaptec Storage ManagerAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration UtilityInstalling Adaptec Storage Manager About the Adaptec Flash Utility About the Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityWhich Utility Should I Use? Which Utility Should I Use on VMware?On VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1 systems Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure Solving ProblemsResetting the Controller Troubleshooting ChecklistMonitoring Disk Drives Status Troubleshooting ChecklistSilencing the Alarm Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Recovering from a Disk Drive FailureFailed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare Failure in Multiple Arrays SimultaneouslyDisk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Resetting the ControllerMultiple Failures in the Same Array Failed Drive in maxCache PoolNote You will be prompted to insert other disks, as needed In this appendix Introduction to SASAppendix A Introduction to SAS What is SAS?Terminology Used in This Chapter What’s a Phy? How Do SAS Devices Communicate?What’s a SAS Port? What’s a SAS Connector?What’s a SAS Address? What do SAS Cables Look Like?What are the SAS Connection Options? How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?Direct-attach Connections Backplane ConnectionsSAS Expander Connections How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? Understanding RAID Appendix B Understanding RAID Understanding Drive SegmentsNon-redundant Arrays RAID RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays RAID 1 ArraysUnused Space = 150 GB RAID 1E Logical Drive = 600 GBRAID 10 Arrays RAID 5 Arrays RAID 5EE Arrays RAID 50 Arrays RAID 60 Arrays RAID 6 ArraysMinimum Selecting the Best RAID LevelWrite Built-inUsing the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility Using the ACU to Create and Manage ArraysRunning the ARC Utility Navigating the ARC UtilityModifying Power Management Settings Managing Existing ArraysCreating Bootable Arrays Power Off Drive After Modifying Cache Settingsoff. This is an optional setting Note Power Off Drive After duration should be greater than SlowRescanning Disk Drives Initializing Disk DrivesSecure Erasing Disk Drives Managing Global Hot SparesUsing the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODsCreating a New JBOD Managing Existing JBODsModifying Your Controller’s Configuration Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller SettingsOpening SerialSelect Applying Changes and ExitingAppendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility General Controller SettingsAppendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Power Management SettingsLocating Disk Drives Formatting and Verifying Disk DrivesPHY Settings Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityViewing the Event Log Identifying Disk DrivesLocation ModelIn this appendix Using the Adaptec Flash UtilityBefore You Begin Obtaining the FirmwareSystem Requirements Running the Menu-based AFU Creating the Firmware Update DisksAFU Commands Running the AFU from the Command LineThese switches are available The command syntax for the VERIFY command is as follows To update a single RAID controller Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command LineTo update multiple RAID controllers To update all RAID controllers simultaneouslyQuick Reference Controller LED and I2C ConnectorAdaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Status LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J14I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector SpecificationAdaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J14 Adaptec RAID 5445 only Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick ReferenceAggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1 Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED and I2C Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector SpecificationAppendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector SpecificationAdaptec RAID 6405/6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ LED Connector Specification Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Safety InformationIn this appendix Technical SpecificationsDC Power Requirements Environmental SpecificationsCurrent Requirements Appendix G Technical SpecificationsIndex Page Page Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU description 89 direct-attach connections 92 disk drives1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA PMC-Sierra, Inc